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Strengthening of the position of farmers in the food supply chain

Document TA-10-2026-0199 · P10_TA(2026)0199 · PE772.032

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Adopted text TA-10-2026-0199
Date
16 June 2026
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2024/0319(COD)
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  • 16 Jun 2026 (adopted text) Passed 560 for, 75 against, 25 abstained
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Parliament's amended version of the proposed regulation strengthens farmers' position in the food supply chain by amending three EU regulations. It lays down rules on contracts, producer organisations, and crisis measures to improve farmers' bargaining power.

Key points

  1. Requires written contracts for all deliveries of agricultural products, with mandatory elements including price, duration, and payment terms.
  2. Allows producer organisations to negotiate supply contracts on behalf of their members, including for products not covered by previous rules.
  3. Strengthens the role of interbranch organisations in setting industry standards and promoting transparency.
  4. Introduces measures to address unfair trading practices, including a ban on retroactive price changes and unilateral contract modifications.
  5. Enables member states to apply additional rules to protect farmers in their territory, subject to Commission approval.
  6. Extends the scope of crisis measures to include market disturbances caused by animal diseases or loss of consumer confidence.
  7. Requires the Commission to report on the functioning of the food supply chain and the impact of these measures.

Who is affected

  • Farmers and agricultural producers: gain stronger bargaining power and protection in contracts.
  • Buyers and processors: must comply with new contract and trading practice rules.
  • Producer and interbranch organisations: have expanded roles in negotiations and standard-setting.
  • Member states: may implement additional protective measures for farmers.

Legal basis. Article 294(2), Article 42, first paragraph, and Article 43(2) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union

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Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development

European Parliament legislative resolution of 16 June 2026 on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulations (EU) No 1308/2013, (EU) 2021/2115 and (EU) 2021/2116 as regards the strengthening of the position of farmers in the food supply chain (COM(2024)0577 – C10-0209/2024 – 2024/0319(COD))

(Ordinary legislative procedure: first reading)

The European Parliament,

–having regard to the Commission proposal to Parliament and the Council (COM(2024)0577),

–having regard to Article 294(2), Article 42, first paragraph, and Article 43(2) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, pursuant to which the Commission submitted the proposal to Parliament (C100209/2024),

–having regard to Article 294(3) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

–having regard to the opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee of 27 March 2025,

–having regard to the opinion of the Committee of the Regions of 14 May 2025,

–having regard to the provisional agreement approved by the committee responsible under Rule 75(4) of its Rules of Procedure and the undertaking given by the Council representative by letter of 23 March 2026 to approve Parliament’s position, in accordance with Article 294(4) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

–having regard to Rule 60 of its Rules of Procedure,

–having regard to the report of the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development (A10-0161/2025),

1.Adopts its position at first reading hereinafter set out;

2.Calls on the Commission to refer the matter to Parliament again if it replaces, substantially amends or intends to substantially amend its proposal;

3.Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council, the Commission and the national parliaments.

P10_TC1-COD(2024)0319

Position of the European Parliament adopted at first reading on 16 June 2026 with a view to the adoption of Regulation (EU) 2026/… of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulations (EU) No 1308/2013, (EU) 2021/2115 and (EU) 2021/2116 as regards the strengthening of the position of farmers in the food supply chain

(As an agreement was reached between Parliament and Council, Parliament's position corresponds to the final legislative act, Regulation (EU) 2026/1739)

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European Parliament (2026). “Strengthening of the position of farmers in the food supply chain”. Text, 16 June 2026. docId TA-10-2026-0199, reference TA10-0199/2026. EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/texts/TA-10-2026-0199 (retrieved 25 September 2026). Official source: The text on the European Parliament’s website, https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/TA-10-2026-0199_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: document record, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/documents/TA-10-2026-0199 (CC BY 4.0).
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  urldate = {2026-09-25},
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  note = {Text. docId TA-10-2026-0199, reference TA10-0199/2026. Official source: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/TA-10-2026-0199\_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: document record (CC BY 4.0)}
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